The Declaration of Alma-Ata at 40: Realizing the Promise of Primary Health...
The Declaration of Alma-Ata at 40: Realizing the Promise of Primary Health Care and Avoiding the Pitfalls in Making Vision RealityPublication10/24/18At the Global Conference on Primary Health Care...
View ArticleFit for the Future: Envisioning New Approaches to Humanitarian Response
Fit for the Future: Envisioning New Approaches to Humanitarian ResponsePublication10/23/18For more than a decade, reform efforts have attempted to put crisis-affected people at the center of...
View ArticleLet’s Be Real: The Informal Sector and the Gig Economy are the Future, and...
Let’s Be Real: The Informal Sector and the Gig Economy are the Future, and the Present, of Work in AfricaPublication10/15/18It’s time we recognized the truth about the future of work in Africa: it...
View ArticleRising to the SDG Challenge: The Unique Contribution of the International...
Rising to the SDG Challenge: The Unique Contribution of the International Development Finance ClubPublication10/11/18The Sustainable Development Goals face a key dilemma. Major multilateral...
View ArticleHow Global Businesses Can Improve Refugee Labor Market Access—and Why They...
How Global Businesses Can Improve Refugee Labor Market Access—and Why They ShouldPublication10/9/18Many of the world’s 25 million refugees spend years struggling to provide for themselves or contribute...
View ArticleThe Economic and Fiscal Effects of Granting Refugees Formal Labor Market...
The Economic and Fiscal Effects of Granting Refugees Formal Labor Market Access - Working Paper 496Publication10/9/18There are over 25 million refugees in the world today and most of them—especially...
View ArticleThe Economic and Fiscal Effects of Granting Refugees Formal Labor Market...
The Economic and Fiscal Effects of Granting Refugees Formal Labor Market Access (Brief)Publication10/9/18 Refugees can be immense economic contributors to the host communities where they settle, but to...
View ArticlePolicy Responses to De-risking: Progress Report on the CGD Working Group’s...
Policy Responses to De-risking: Progress Report on the CGD Working Group’s 2015 RecommendationsPublication10/1/18In November 2015, CGD published the report Unintended Consequences of Anti–Money...
View ArticleEnergy Dividends in Bolivia: Are There Any Alternatives to Price Subsidies?
Energy Dividends in Bolivia: Are There Any Alternatives to Price Subsidies?Publication9/18/18Bolivia, like many other fuel producers, subsidizes the domestic consumption of energy heavily, particularly...
View ArticleCommitment to Development Index 2018
Commitment to Development Index 2018Publication9/18/18The Commitment to Development Index ranks 27 of the world’s richest countries on policies that affect more than five billion people living in...
View ArticleCommitting to Cost-Effectiveness: USAID's New Effort to Benchmark for Greater...
Committing to Cost-Effectiveness: USAID's New Effort to Benchmark for Greater ImpactPublication9/13/18Are USAID programs high impact and good value for money? Do they work? Do they generate more...
View ArticleThe Elusive Quest for Additionality - Working Paper 495
The Elusive Quest for Additionality - Working Paper 495Publication9/12/18DFIs are frequently asked to demonstrate their additionality—meaning that they make investments that the private sector would...
View ArticleThe Impact of Civil Conflict on Child Malnutrition and Mortality, Nigeria,...
The Impact of Civil Conflict on Child Malnutrition and Mortality, Nigeria, 2002-2013 - Working Paper 494Publication8/29/18In this paper, we show a strong association between living close to a conflict...
View ArticleMalawi’s Journey Towards Transformation: Lessons from its National ID Project
Malawi’s Journey Towards Transformation: Lessons from its National ID ProjectPublication8/21/18Like a number of other countries, even in 2017, Malawi lacked a functioning national registry or...
View ArticleHow Do African Firms Respond to Unreliable Power? Exploring Firm...
How Do African Firms Respond to Unreliable Power? Exploring Firm Heterogeneity Using K-Means Clustering - Working Paper 493Publication8/20/18While previous studies have found a positive relationship...
View ArticleShould the Randomistas (Continue to) Rule? - Working Paper 492
Should the Randomistas (Continue to) Rule? - Working Paper 492Publication8/16/18The rising popularity of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in development applications has come with continuing debates...
View ArticleThe Risks of Dangerous Dashboards in Basic Education
The Risks of Dangerous Dashboards in Basic EducationPublication8/13/18Many country’s systems of basic education are in “stall” condition.A recent paper of Beatty et al. (2018) uses information from the...
View ArticleWhat Are We Getting from Voluntary Sustainability Standards for Coffee?
What Are We Getting from Voluntary Sustainability Standards for Coffee?Publication8/7/18Demand for and supply of “sustainable” coffee (and other commodities) have grown markedly for two decades, as has...
View ArticleKnowledge or its Adoption?
Knowledge or its Adoption?Publication8/6/18I argue that we did learn two very important things from growth research, and these were learned from research in the strong sense that they changed people’s...
View ArticleThe Venezuelan Migrant Crisis: Forging a Model for Regional Response
The Venezuelan Migrant Crisis: Forging a Model for Regional ResponsePublication8/6/18An economic, political, and humanitarian crisis has driven more than one million Venezuelans across the border into...
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